Excuse and Target

Excuse

Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Target and excuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

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Excuse and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good excuse	good target
nice	nice excuse	nice target
best	best excuse	best target
better	better excuse	better target
Other adjectives: usual, common, perfect, legitimate, valid, convenient, obvious, popular, actual, real, massive, big, main, acceptable, easy, new, major, possible, random, last, different, favorite.

people	excuse people	target people
part	excuse part	target part
family	excuse family	target family
moment	excuse moment	target moment
Other words: head, anyone, members.

Jerkass Victim: It's no excuse, but Tom Thug's frequent target Wayne Brayne is actually quite annoying.

Source: Comic Book / Oink!
And in episode 8, the hero village reverts back to making Mio an observation target, giving Yuki a convenient excuse to move into their household.

Source: Light Novel / The Testament of Sister New Devil
A-Team Firing: This is used as an excuse for a fair number of gun-based fighters, particularly when the target doesnt have a feasible way of dodging bullets.

Source: Roleplay / Ravenwood Arena

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